Leadership Discussion Selection Process Questions and Answers
Think - pair - share exercise
“What is your definition of Leadership?”
“First and foremost about people, that values matter, that effectiveness is a higher standard than brilliance, that learning from each other and for a lifetime matters, and that we are all in this together.” (Ira Jackson)
“Is not rank, privileges, titles, or money. It is responsibility.” (Peter Drucker)
“The understanding, identification and deployment of networks for positive results.” (Doug Reeves)
“About improving teaching and learning by actively engaging in the components of ‘Distributed Leadership” (Rosborg, McGee, Burgett)
• Highly visible. They set examples. (Peter Drucker)
• Though leaders cannot escape their responsibility to track budgets, motivate people, respond to political pressures, and attend to culture, they serve a deeper, more powerful, and more enduring role if they are models and catalysts for such values as excellence, caring, justice, and hope. (Bolman & Deal)
“Highly complex human beings; people who have distinctive qualities that cannot be sufficiently described by lists of traits of characteristics. Leaders are defined by their unique life stories and the way they frame their stories to discover their passions and the purpose of their leadership” (Bill George)
Classrooms Departments Schools District
Union Associations Meetings Community
Vice Principals report to the Principal of their schools and perform various duties. This includes providing instructional leadership as well as assistance in the supervision of the schools’ programs, services, students and staff. They support the learning of students and are knowledgeable about curriculum, assessment, and instructional strategies. In addition they develop professional development opportunities for staff, aid in the selection and placement of staff and assist in the budgetary process
The successful candidate will have effective interpersonal, supervisory , communication and organization skills with a proven ability to work and manage effectively in a unionized setting. In addition they will have a demonstrated commitment to professional development and continual growth as an educational leader.
An inspiring and inclusive vision; secure public engagement
Public engagement; community
development
Shared and ambitious
targets
High quality teaching
Mindful teaching and learning
Strong schools help weaker
peers
Sustainable leadership
Prudent accountability
by sample
Lively learning communities
Develop responsible corporate
partnerships
Increase student voice
Attract & retain high-quality
teachers; create lively learning communities
Forge effective networks
and promote successful, sustainable leadership
Moral Stewardship
Instructional Leadership
Organizational
Capacity
Administration and
Management
Relationships
Vision, Values and Mission
Leadership for Learning
Supervision for Learning
Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
Learning Culture and Community
Community Building
Management
Intrapersonal Capacity
Interpersonal Capacity
Open-Mindedness
Stopping
Professional Expertise
Authentic Alignment
Integration
Collective Responsibility
Caring
Posting Shortlisting 1st interview 2nd interview Placement into 2 year “pool” Placement into position
1. Trying to select great teachers: • who have a track record of leadership • who have a mission, a dream and a passion for our
profession and our district • who have a required skill set which includes
collaborative approaches and effective communication• who believe in learning and teaching • who are ethical
2. We can only truly guess or gauge a person’s future performance by an examination of past behaviours.
INTERSECTION OF COMMON PURPOSE AND SKILL
High Highly skilled butunfocused
Problems that get resolvedCompetentResilientPositive AnxietySuccessful
Skill & Know How (Individual and Organization)
Low
ChaoticProblemsSporadicScattered
Clear on what we want to accomplishStressUnresolved Issues and ProblemsMorale IssuesAnxiety
Unclear Clear
WORK OF OUR DISTRICT•Focus on the Future•Projects•Directions•4th Way
2 minutes think time
What are you thinking about? What do you need to know? What interests you?
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